Looking for good map resource

[Aethelstan]

I'm looking for maps, particularly of cities, towns and fortifications. Does anyone know of good online or paper sources I could tap. Thanks, Aethelstan

 

[Conaill]

I'm looking for maps, particularly of cities, towns and fortifications. Does anyone know of good online or paper sources I could tap. Thanks, Aethelstan

Here's a whole buttload of great medieval city maps:

http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/historic_cities.html
http://grid.let.rug.nl/~welling/maps/blaeu.html

 

[Altamont Ravenard]

*wipes the drool from the keyboard*

Aethelstan, were you looking for maps like these or gridded maps?

You can also look in the Art & Cartography forum. Also, a gallery was supposed to be set up so people can put up their maps of whatever.

AR

 

[Aethelstan]

Maps that will print out clearly and have room to add location numbers, etc. Smallish fortified towns/villages are what I'm looking for. The historical maps are interesting nonetheless.

 

[Buttercup]

Here at EN World there are several good cartographers and artists. Try the following threads:

http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=75578
http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36208
http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=74265
http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=73423

Also the map-a-week feature at the Wizards of the Coast website has good maps.

 

[Conaill]

Maps that will print out clearly and have room to add location numbers, etc. Smallish fortified towns/villages are what I'm looking for. The historical maps are interesting nonetheless.

Mind you, a lot of those historical maps could easily be used for roleplaying. The high-resolution versions show individual houses and streets in enough detail you can probably play straight on there. Here are some beautiful examples:

Brielle, 1575
Frankfurt, 1550
Florence, 1550
Corfu, 1573
Rodhos, 1615
Sneek, 1652

I'd be tickled pink if my DM handed out one of these as a map for the city we're currently in!

 

[Mark]

Check out William Ronald's thread on Maps and Other Campaign Resources

Some additional map threads can be found in the DMing Advice thread.

Hope that helps!

 

[Wolffenjugend]

I've used several historic maps like those linked above and they work well if you are selective in the ones you use. The biggest problem is that most of them are from the 1500-1700s and contain time specific elements.

For example, one of the links has a tower with cannons on it. More problematic are maps with star-shaped bastions that were specifically designed for cannons. Or grid-like streets to facilitate the movement of artillery from one end of the town to the other. Truly medieval maps should be more chaotic in design. But they do work well in the absence of such accurate maps...

 

[Wolffenjugend]

I've used several historic maps like those linked above and they work well if you are selective in the ones you use. The biggest problem is that most of them are from the 1500-1700s and contain time specific elements.

For example, one of the links has a tower with cannons on it. More problematic are maps with star-shaped bastions that were specifically designed for cannons. Or grid-like streets to facilitate the movement of artillery from one end of the town to the other. Truly medieval maps should be more chaotic in design. But they do work well in the absence of such accurate maps...

 

[JoeGKushner]

How about manors? Ars Magica has some general outlines of some good old fashioned manors but I don't recall seeing too many other maps of 'em.